Jamez
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Biografía
- Jamez Dutch producer Jamez has had a hand in more good records than most of us have had hot dinners. Apart from the by-no-means trifling matter of co-producing house record – 51 Days’ ‘Paper Moon’ – he’s also been at the birth of the Trancesetter..Jamez Dutch producer Jamez has had a hand in more good records than most of us have had hot dinners. Apart from the by-no-means trifling matter of co-producing house record – 51 Days’ ‘Paper Moon’ – he’s also been at the birth of the Trancesetters, the splendidly-named Tata Box Inhibitors, P.I.M.P., Loophole, Amfibian, Mindfunk and an ever-expanding list of inventively-spelt production credits. You’d wonder, looking at the fellow’s discography, whether he ever got any kip (we’ve been assured by his family that he does). Jamez, for those that haven’t been paying attention, was part of a Dutch triumvirate – the other two being Dobre and DJ Zki – that helped transform European house music in the early 90s. Working closely with Dutch outfit Touché Records, they produced a series of consistently great singles of wildly differing styles ranging from the jazzy (Jamshed), deep (51 Days) and the acclaimed harder style of Tata Box Inhibitors and Trancesetters. While most UK DJ's looked to the US for new records, oddly, lots of American DJs – Danny Tenaglia being a particular fan – championed this new European style (Underworld’s Darren Emerson was also an early supporter of Touché’s releases). Like many a young European, Jamez was turned on to dance music via the burgeoning rap scene of the eighties, before hooking up with Dobre who, as luck would have it, had a small home-studio. Experiments in dance ensued. A meeting with DJ Zki at a radio station completed the Three Musketeers’ line-up. Early releases came out through fellow countryman Robin ‘Jaydee’ Albers’ First Impressions label, but it was through Touché Records – started with Dobre – that Jamez and his cohorts gained international recognition. Both 51 Days’ mournful ‘Paper Moon’ and Trancesetters’ heavy-hitting ‘The Search’ were massive New York club hits. Plenty of others were staples in DJs’ boxes around the world, probably because Jamez has mastered the art of syncopated and punchy beats, mellifluous keyboards and catchy hooks. Soulful dance music, in other words. As a remixer, Jamez is no slouch, either, having turned in superb mixes of Paperclip People’s ‘The Climax’, X-Press 2’s strident ‘The Sound’, Humate's 'Choose Life' and a stunning rerub of Der Dritte Raum’s ‘Alienoid’, transforming it into a hypnotically textural house cut. The list goes on and on. After more than 100 releases on world class labels, numerous remixes and many appearances on compilations, he definetly put his mark down. As a DJ he also did his part. Flying from one city to the other, keeping the crowds shouting for more. His mix of techno and tech house takes the listener on a journey through unknown territories, well known hights and deep smooth plains. After a well deserved sabbatical Jamez returned to the scene in 2008, where he hooked up with Soulboy. In the summer of 2009 Christian Smith (Smith & Selway) did a remix for Trancesetters 'The Search'. The track had big support from Hernan Cattaneo, James Zabiela, John Digweed and Adam Beyer. Together with Soulboy, they produced the track Surface Tension, which was in 2009 Kevin Saunderson's summers favourite and was frequently heard on Ibiza Global Radio. In 2010 he started Repressure Recordings, together with Soulboy, Abdel and Gwen. The label became successful, releasing beautiful EP's monthly. In 2012, he left Repressure, so he could re-start his label Rough Cut Records. This underground label that was brought to life in 1995, changed from vinyl to digital, but the sound remained. Raw, funky, soulful, distorted electronic music....̸Jamez - Sick (digital track) (Stolen Moments, 2010) Jamez & Soulboy - Soulshape (ODA digital, 2010) Jamez & Soulboy feat. Chappell - Part of Me (digital EP) (Sniff your ears, 2010) Jamez & Soulboy - Give In (digital EP) (Digital Noise records, 2010) Soulboy & Jamez feat. Chappell - All Good (digital EP) (Dos Palomas Negras, 2009) Dark Territory - Schmerztanz EP (Dark Territory records, 2008) Black Lemon - Change (digital album) (Progrez, 2005) Dark Territory - Libera Me (CD album) (Dark Wings, 2005) Trancesetters - Beatfreak (12") (Touché, 2005) Float - Da Flavor (digital EP)) (Musashi, 2005) Tetraflux - Okinawan (12") (Touché, 2004) Kimodo Dragons - Unreachable Love (12") (Bonzai Urban, 2004) Float - We are one (12") (Musashi, 2004) Jamez presents X-Mod Man - Burglary (12") (Traxstars, 2004) Alex & Vince - Brazil (12") (Musashi, 2004) Jamez - People Will Believe (12") (Future Groove, 2003) Jamez - Energy Of Life (12") (Furure Groove, 2003) Jamez - Dreamchasing (LP/CD album) (Future Groove, 2003) Loophole - Situations (12") (Touché, 2003) Parallel - The Under Control E.P. (12") (Immigrant, 2003) P.I.M.P. - Ekkovibe (12") (Touché, 2003) Tatoine - Summerwind (12") (Touché, 2003) Trancesetters - The Saga (12") (Touché, 2002) P.I.M.P. - Why? (12") (Touché, 2002) MRE - Boombastic (12") (Le Petit Prince, 2002) Trancesetters - Synergy (12") (Touché, 2002) MRE - The Deep Edge prt 2 (12") (Marc et Claude's, 2002) Loophole - Supathang (12") (Touché, 2001) Tetraflux - Forever (12") (Touché, 2001) Zupazonik - Horrorkisses (12") (Eukatech, 2000) The Electric 10 - Horizontal (12") (Le Petit Prince, 2000) Tatoine - Music (12") (Touché, 2000) Tata Box Inhibitors - Freet (12") (Touché, 2000) MRE - Rushdown (12") (Marc et Claude's, 2000) Jamez & Derric - Virtualize (12") (Turtle Trax, 2000) Fortress vs Lemonsoul - Sun (12") (Superstition, 2000) Fortress - Core (12") (Superstition UK, 2000) Fortress - An Angel Saved My Life (Superstition, 2000) Float - Nothing Seems Real (12") (Superstition, 2000) 51 Days - Feel So High (Touché, 2000) Jamez - Perfert (12") (Rough Cut, 1999) Jamez & Derric - Bounce (12") (Rough Cut, 1999) Loophole - Driven By Dreams (12") (Touché, 1999) MRE- The Deep Edge (12") (Le Petit Prince, 1999) Tech Funk - Kill The Groove (12") (Fonky Fibe, 1999) The Electric 10 - Minimal Exploitation (12") (Le Petit Prince, 1999) Trancesetters - Roaches (12") (Touché, 1999) Underground Baseheads - This is a Track (12") (Groove Alert, 1998) The Phunk Room - The Rhythm (12") (Fonky Fibe, 1998) The Electric 10 - Mown (12") (White Label, 1998) The Electric 10 - Signs Of Time (12") (Rough Cut, 1998) O'Hare - Searchin' (12") (Aspro, 1998) The Electric 10 - Anything (12") (Rough Cut, 1998) MRE - Bodyrock (12") (Le Petit Prince, 1998) Junction Box - Carrot (12") (Focus, 1998) Jamez vs X-Mod Man - Housemusic (12") (Subspace, 1998) Jamez & Drifter - Abusers (12") (Quaint, 1998) Jamez - Energy (12") (Rough Cut, 1998) Dobre & Jamez - Kikbek (12") (Rough Cut, 1998) Daydreamer - All I Need (12") (WOS, 1998) Chi - On My Mind (12") (Red Label, 1998) Bonemachine - The Fix (12") (Aspro, 1998) Accent - Dispare (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) Batagurbaska - Silence (12") (Red Label, 1997) Accent - L.U.V. (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) Bonemachine vs Boom - Hardwave (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) Jeremy Jarz - Smooth Candy (12") (Spiritual, 1997) Loophole - New Primitivsm (12") (Touché, 1997) Mindfunk - Experience (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) P.I.M.P. - Assymilate (12") (Alien, 1997) Mindfunk - Mindfunk (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) The Electric 10 - Freakin' (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) The Electric 10 - Down Under (12") (Rough Cut, 1997) X-Mod Man - Help (12") (Subspace, 1997) Underground Baseheads - Let Us Move (12") (Groove Alert, 1996) X-Mod Man - Hoodlem (12") (Rough Cut, 1996) The Electric 10 - Planet Earth (12") (Rough Cut, 1996) Tata Box Inhibitors - Insane (12") (Touché, 1996) P.I.M.P. - First Encounter (12") (Touché, 1996) Omicron - Check it! (12") (Red Label, 1996) Moon Madness - Quito (12") (Tova, 1996) Loophole - Fakeland (12") (Touché, 1996) Kappa - Listen (12") (Red Label, 1996) Jeremy Jarz - Do It To Me (12") (Spiritual, 1996) Jeremy Jarz - Shudder (12") (Spiritual, 1996) Jamez - Darklands (12") (Rough Cut, 1996) Bonemachine - Pianic (12") (Aspro, 1996) Bonemachine - Minimall EP (12") (Aspro, 1996) Accent - Stepaside (12") (Rough Cut, 1996) Amfibian - Pa Relax (12") (Touché, 1995) Boom-Box - Get It Girl (12") (Jam, 1995) Delta - Poppin' (12") (Red Label, 1995) Beta (Jamez) - Music (12") (Red Label, 1995) Loophole - Deephole (12") (Touché, 1995) Street Asylum - Without Love (12") (Jam, 1995) Sublevel People - Land Of Pleasure (12") (Jam, 1995) Tata Box Inhibitors - Protein (12") (Touché, 1995) Tetraflux - The Untold Story (12") (Touché, 1995) Trancesetters - The Search (12") (Touché, 1995) Trancesetters - Drive (12") (Touché, 1994) Tata Box Inhibitors - Plasmids (12") (Touché, 1994) P.I.M.P. - The Light (12") (Touché, 1994) Trancesetters - Secrets Of Meditation (12") (First Impression, 1994) Trancesetters - Fantasising or Hallucinating EP (12") (First Impression, 1994) Tic Toc - Git On Up (12") (Jam, 1994) Mudcake - It's Time To Groove (12") (Jam, 1994) Mackino - El Dia Festivo (12") (First Impression, 1994) Jamshed - Women And Whiskey (12") (Touché, 1994) Trancesetters - An Ambient Ecstacy (12") (First Impression, 1993) Remixography Astro Nivo - Vinortsa (Omnis, 2010) Robert G Roy - Fameless (Omnis, 2010) Ben Shaw - Tempest (Omnis, 2010) Josel & Pedro - Probity (Polytechnic 2010) Rosie Romero - Marambi (Omnis, 2010) Stuttering Monk - Tales Of Sisquo (Tall House Digital, 2010) Ernest Luminor - Mnemonic (Polytechnic, 2010) Astro Nivo - Hasamba (Omnis, 2010) Ernest Luminor - Illusory (Polytechnic, 2010) Dandi & Ugo - Cx Tre (Neverending, 2010) Lady Mary Sound feat Anaud Strong - The Sound Revolution (DLM, 2010) Citizen Kain and Phuture Traxx - Libido (Neverending, 2010) Jeison Torres - I heard her groove (ADS, 2010) Montana - You and me forever (Bomba, 2010) Laurent & Lewis - One for a moment (Cherry Juice, 2009) Vinnie M - Solid (Made 2 Dance, 2009) Johnny Deekay - Vibrationz (Intentionz Muzik, 2009) Sara Noxx - Superior Love (Prussia, 2009) Jeffed - Love part 2 (Hi9 records, 2008) Sleepthief - The Chauffeur (Neurodisc, 2007) Sleepthief - Eurodice (Neurodisc, 2006) Isis Signum - Energy (Advanced Synergy, 2005) Angel Theory - Transmission EP (Ground Under Productions, 2004) Villanord - Impact (Touché, 2003) Soulkeeper - Deeper (Voidcom, 2002) P.A. - Entangled (Touché, 2002) Marc et Claude - Loving you (Positiva, 2001) Mark NRG - Starlight (Superstition, 2001) Contrast feat. Lex Empress - Natural Incident (Alien, 2001) Tall Paul - Rock da house (VC / Virgin, 2001) Len Faki presents S**t -Tha way you like it (Tide, 2001) Maurice - Feline (Distinct'ive, 2001) Plastika - Anwser (3345 recordings, 2001) Vic 20 & Sinclair - Nikita (Future Groove, 2001) Miller and Floyd - Time (Grand Casino, 2000) Cevin Fisher - The freaks come out (3345 recordings, 2000) Humate - Choose life! (Superstition, 2000) Kadoc - Clap your hands (Underground Sound of Amsterdam, 1998) Victor Calderone - Price of love (Cyber, 1998) DJ Don & Svenson - My beat shoot back (Wiggle /EMI, 1998) Mel O'Ween - The king (Red label, 1997) Sterac - Secret life mixes prt 2 (100% Pure, 1997) Sterac - Secret life mixes prt 1 (100% Pure, 1996) T-Ragga - Lo-Lo (Vintage, 1996) Laidback Luke - Act the fool (Touché, 1996) Der Dritte Raum - Alieniod (Harthouse, 1996) T.N.T. - Dancin' (Xtra Nova, 1996) Norton - A fall down from Prague (Touché, 1996) Angela Lewis - Dream come true (Vintage, 1996) Capricorn - Walking on the moon (Labyrinth / R&S, 1996) Psychedelic Research Lab - Keep on climbing (Spiritual, 1996) F-Action - Thanks to you (Push & Pull, 1996) Professeur Bubble - Club 6 (Aspro, 1996) X-Press 2 - The Sound (Logic, 1996) Alex - Le Turbo Personnel (Aspro, 1996) Celvin Rotane - You've got to be you (Alphabet City, 1996) Darlesia - Everlasting (Eye Q, 1996) Felix Da Housecat - The chaos engine (Touché, 1995) G-Man - You're a bitch (Main Room, 1995) Paperclip People - The Climax (Ministry of Sound, 1995) Kamasutra - Night walk (Touché, 1994)
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